Automation Tester Roadmap

1. Core Programming Skills (JavaScript/Java/Python)

• Variables, Data Types, Operators
• Conditional Statements & Loops
• Functions & Recursion
• Arrays, Objects, and Collections
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Exception Handling

2. Software Testing Fundamentals

• SDLC & STLC
• Test Cases, Test Scenarios & Test Strategy
• Functional vs. Non-Functional Testing
• Smoke, Regression, Sanity Testing
• Agile Testing & Scrum Basics
• Defect Lifecycle & Bug Tracking

3. Manual Testing Knowledge

• UI Testing
• API Testing (Postman, Swagger)
• Database Testing (SQL, Oracle, MySQL)
• Mobile Testing Basics

4. Web Automation Testing

• Selenium/WebDriverIO/Cypress/Playwright
• Locators: XPath, CSS Selectors, ID, Name
• Handling Web Elements (Forms, Alerts, Dropdowns, Frames)
• Cross-Browser Testing

5. API Automation Testing

• RESTful APIs & HTTP Methods
• Status Codes & Response Validation
• Authentication (OAuth, JWT, Basic Auth)
• Automating API Tests with Rest Assured

6. Performance Testing

• JMeter/Gatling
• Load Testing & Stress Testing
• JMeter Scripts & Assertions

7. Mobile Automation Testing

• Native vs. Hybrid vs. Web Apps
• Appium with Java/Python

8. Test Automation Frameworks

• Hybrid Framework (Keyword + Data-Driven)
• Page Object Model (POM)
• Cucumber BDD with Gherkin

9. DevOps & CI/CD

• Git/GitHub
• Jenkins Pipeline
• Docker for Containerized Testing

10. Cloud & AI in Testing

• Selenium Grid on Cloud (LambdaTest, BrowserStack, Saucelabs)
• AI-based Testing Tools (Test.ai, Mabl)

Suggested Learning Path (3-6 Months)

• Month 1-2: Core Java/Python + Manual Testing + Selenium Basics
• Month 3-4: API Testing + Test Automation Frameworks
• Month 5-6: CI/CD + Performance Testing + Cloud